Engine Gaming and Media, Inc. announced the appointment of highly respected private equity fund manager Stuart “Stu” Porter to its Board of Directors, effective January 17th. Mr. Porter brings three plus decades of experience evaluating, investing and advising companies. Additionally, Mr. Porter has significant global experience, managing offices in London and Perth Australia for Denham Capital as well as deploying investment capital across more than 75 portfolio companies in Africa, Australasia, and North and South America.

In Mr. Porter's previous roles as a founding partner of Sowood Capital Management LP and Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Harvard Management Company, Inc., as well as roles at Bacon Investments, J. Aron, a division of Goldman Sachs, and Cargill, he oversaw both trading and investment portfolios in energy in both the public and private sectors. Lori Conkling is resigning as a director due to expanded responsibility at YouTube that presents a potential conflict of interest in terms of the areas she oversees.